4th annual: Are shoes the cause of osteoporosis?

4th annual: Are shoes the cause of osteoporosis?

TO: All osteoporosis researchers, doctors, and patients.


The purpose of this yearly post is to stimulate interest and discussion
about the biomechanical effects of shoes on "age-related" degenerative
diseases, such as osteoporosis. Chiropodist Dr. Simon J. Wikler
pioneered efforts to understand the influences of shoes in the 1950's,
but his work was neglected during the subsequent drug- and diet-based
approaches to medicine. However, the prolific footwear historian and
podiatrist Dr. William A. Rossi clearly demonstrated throughout his
publications that shoes influence the posture of the human body.
Therefore, using the posture-based approaches to medicine of the
distinguished orthopedist Dr. Joel E. Goldthwait, I have expanded Dr.
Wikler's insightful work to include a variety of illnesses and
conditions whose causes remain unknown.

Osteoporosis is just one example of diseases that are related to the
use of footwear, especially because it affects women disproportionately
more than men. Women's footwear is more physically deforming to the
feet because of higher heels, pointier toes, and smaller sizes, but any
shoe might have a more deforming effect on the lighter build of a
woman's body. Consider the effect from standing or walking in a shoe
with any elevated heel. Standing in bare feet distributes the weight
appropriately to the ball and heel of the foot, but try raising your
body onto the tiny toes, simulating the position of that heel. More
weight is placed on the front of the foot, and less upon the rear.
Higher-heeled shoes mechanically place less weight on the rearfoot,
producing decreased density in its thick and chunky bones; accordingly,
osteoporosis screening is done with a density scan at the heel bone.

You may find my thesis regarding shoes and disease on the Internet at:
http :// www .shoebusters,com
Thank you very much for considering my novel approach.

James Semmel
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Re: 4th annual: Are shoes the cause of osteoporosis?

feetback@shoebusters,com (James Semmel) wrote in
news:1168444903.668456.218300@k58g2000hse.googlegroups,com :

> Osteoporosis is just one example of diseases that are related to
> the use of footwear, especially because it affects women
> disproportionately more than men.
> ...
>
> James Semmel
> Albuquerque, New Mexico

Goodness, but you certainly get around:

feetback@shoebusters,com (James Semmel) wrote in
news:1168444246.563824.296940@i56g2000hsf.googlegroups,com :

> ...
> Alzheimer's disease is just one example of diseases that are
> related to the use of footwear, especially since it affects women
> disproportionately more than men.
> ...
> James Semmel
> Albuquerque, New Mexico
>
>

Re: 4th annual: Are shoes the cause of osteoporosis?


Fred,

I'm surprised nobody thought of it sooner. Actually, osteoporosis is
one of the most obvious diseases caused by footwear.

james


Fred wrote:
> feetback@shoebusters,com (James Semmel) wrote in
> news:1168444903.668456.218300@k58g2000hse.googlegroups,com :
>
> > Osteoporosis is just one example of diseases that are related to
> > the use of footwear, especially because it affects women
> > disproportionately more than men.
> > ...
> >
> > James Semmel
> > Albuquerque, New Mexico
>
> Goodness, but you certainly get around:
>
> feetback@shoebusters,com (James Semmel) wrote in
> news:1168444246.563824.296940@i56g2000hsf.googlegroups,com :
>
> > ...
> > Alzheimer's disease is just one example of diseases that are
> > related to the use of footwear, especially since it affects women
> > disproportionately more than men.
> > ...
> > James Semmel
> > Albuquerque, New Mexico
> >
> >

Re: 4th annual: Are shoes the cause of osteoporosis?

have you heasd about mbt shoes?
im suffering from osteopororis and the have helped me a great deal
with posture and strength.
here's a start: http :// www .mbt.theshopdot,com

On 11 Jan, 17:54, "James Semmel" <feetb...@shoebusters,com > wrote:
> Fred,
>
> I'm surprised nobody thought of it sooner. Actually, osteoporosis is
> one of the most obvious diseases caused by footwear.
>
> james
>
> Fred wrote:
> > feetb...@shoebusters,com (James Semmel) wrote in
> >news:1168444903.668456.218300@k58g2000hse.googlegroups,com :
>
> > > Osteoporosis is just one example of diseases that are related to
> > > the use of footwear, especially because it affects women
> > > disproportionately more than men.
> > > ...
>
> > > James Semmel
> > > Albuquerque, New Mexico
>
> > Goodness, but you certainly get around:
>
> > feetb...@shoebusters,com (James Semmel) wrote in
> >news:1168444246.563824.296940@i56g2000hsf.googlegroups,com :
>
> > > ...
> > > Alzheimer's disease is just one example of diseases that are
> > > related to the use of footwear, especially since it affects women
> > > disproportionately more than men.
> > > ...
> > > James Semmel
> > > Albuquerque, New Mexico